In 1943, in Treblinka Death Camp, the prisoners planned a revolt on the camp. When the camp filled to completion, they were worried that they would terminate them and the camp would be taken apart. In spring and summer, the revolt leaders decided that it was time to begin the revolt on the Treblinka Death Camp. They began the attack by quietly sneeking into the camp's armory and taking some of the weapons on August 2, 1943. Hundreds of prisoners of the camp stormed the camp's main gate in an attempt to escape, but the Germans opened fire and many of the prisoners died. About 300 prisoners did escape, however, one third of them were tracked down and killed by the SS and police as well by the millatry units. Terblinka was finally ordered to be dismantled in the fall of 1943 (Archer).
There were many attempts to revolt against the camps, but it was rare that the attempts would be successful. Some of the camps had secret non-Jewish organizations in some camps and they even had weapons stored for the revolt. The Buchenwald took over the camp after the SS ran away when the American army approached. In the end, the only people that fought back were the Jewish inmates because they were fighting to save their lives. The revolts took place in Sachsenhasen, Auschwitz, Sobibor, Terblinka, Kruszyna, and Krychow. Some with weopons and some without. There was only one resistance and it was by the Jews (Bauer).
One of the places that a resistance took place.
Work Cited
Archer, Noah S. "Treblinka Death Camp Revolt." H. E. A. R. T., 2007. Web. 6 Sept. 2012.
Bauer, Yehuda, and Nili Keren. A History of the Holocaust. New York: Franklin Watts, 2001. Print.
There were many attempts to revolt against the camps, but it was rare that the attempts would be successful. Some of the camps had secret non-Jewish organizations in some camps and they even had weapons stored for the revolt. The Buchenwald took over the camp after the SS ran away when the American army approached. In the end, the only people that fought back were the Jewish inmates because they were fighting to save their lives. The revolts took place in Sachsenhasen, Auschwitz, Sobibor, Terblinka, Kruszyna, and Krychow. Some with weopons and some without. There was only one resistance and it was by the Jews (Bauer).
Work Cited
Archer, Noah S. "Treblinka Death Camp Revolt." H. E. A. R. T., 2007. Web. 6 Sept. 2012.
Bauer, Yehuda, and Nili Keren. A History of the Holocaust. New York: Franklin Watts, 2001. Print.
"One of the places that a resistance took place" http://www.deathcamps.org/treblinka/